*tomorrow i have to send a finalized manuscript to yale university press. finalized. finalized*yikes! no more serious tweaking. no more fretting. it's over. finally. *my facebook friends now this already but the title of my first book is: Slow Lightning. *next: the copyediting process. *i hired someone to design my website. i was going to do it myself. ha. did i really just type that sentence??? imagine that: me designing a website. goodness. anyway, i know this person is going to do a great job. *no turning back now.

tomorrow i'm going to soak in the mineral waters of jemez springs. i've never been to one of these places. i'm going to wear my smurf shorts!*thanks to the poetry editors of the journal for taking two poems from my forthcoming book. *gosh, i have book coming out. wow.*i leave albuquerque this thursday. i'm ready to go back home. i miss arizona. *nice hat, david. no, i really mean it. i'm not being snarky! really, david, nice hat...*have you ever filled out an author's questionnaire? i got one from yale university press and it's freaking me out. some many questions. correction: some many detailed questions. *chickens!

Monday, June 06, 2011

i saw three movies this weekend. xmen: first class, the hangover 2 and kung fu panda 2, which i saw in 3-D. *i can already hear some of my friends saying: what! you are watching movies?? you should be working on your poems! to them i say: blah blah blah. *i'm looking for cover art. you got any?*john olivares espinoza, call me.*hello.